Manikdoh Dam
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| name_official = Manikdoh Dam
| dam_crosses = Kukadi river
| location = Junnar
| dam_type = Gravity
| dam_length = {{convert|930|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|51.8|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{convert|596|km3|abbr=on}}
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| opening = 1984
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| owner = Government of Maharashtra, India
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| res_surface = {{convert|18434|km2|abbr=on}}
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| location_map = India Maharashtra
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Manikdoh Dam, is a gravity dam on Kukadi River near Junnar, Pune district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|51.8|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|930|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|596|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|308060.00|km3|abbr=on}}.[http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |date=2011-07-21 }} The dam is located in the Ghod basin and is part of the Kukadi project, which constructed five dams in the region. Other dams included in this project are Yedgaon Dam, Pimpalgaon Joge Dam, Dimbhe Dam and Wadaj Dam. A 6 MW power house is also built at the foot of this dam.{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kukadi_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00460 | title=Kukadi Major Irrigation Project JI00460 | accessdate=February 25, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208140313/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kukadi_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00460 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=dead }}
Purpose
- Irrigation
- Hydroelectricity
See also
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